Matthews Gallery

1. Vampire, 1895

2. Study for the dance of life, 1899

3. Attraction, 1896

4. Waves of Love, 1896

5. Separation II, 1896

by Edvard Munch

"Disease, insanity, and death were the angels that attended my cradle, and since then have followed me throughout my life." -Edvard Munch

Munch's works on paper are so dark, but so gorgeous! See more works on paper by modernist masters. 

Winter Night  -  Edvard Munch 1921

Von Der Heydt Museum, Germany

"Painting picture by picture, I followed the impressions my eye took in at heightened moments. I painted only memories, adding nothing, no details that I did not see. Hence the simplicity of the paintings, their emptiness."

-Edvard Munch

More art history. 

“Still Life with Pumpkin and other Vegetables”, 1930, Edvard Munch.

Happy autumn, art lovers! 

More art history. 

Edvard Munch, The Artist’s Retina: Optical Illusion from the Eye Disease, 1930, watercolour and pencil on paper, 49.7 x 47.1 cm, The Munch Museum, Oslo. Source

Edvard Munch, Disturbed Vision, 1930, oil on canvas, 80 x 64 cm, The Munch Museum, Oslo. Source

Both of these works...

Munch loses his vision (and his mind). 

More art history. 

“Girls Picking Apples”, 1915, Edvard Munch.

Edvard Munch

On the Waves of Love